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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through South.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harjo states that many Indian women who gave birth at the Indian hospital unknowingly signed a form giving doctors permission to take what action?
(a) To give an epidural.
(b) To perform an episiotomy.
(c) To sterlize them.
(d) To perform a Caesarean section.

2. What did Harjo do while Lupita cried all night at the end of the part of the memoir entitled North?
(a) She held Lupita in her arms.
(b) She prayed.
(c) She drew.
(d) She studied.

3. What is NOT an assertion Harjo's stepfather made about her in the letter he sent to Mrs. Wilhelm?
(a) She was a liar.
(b) She needed to be kept under constant surveillance.
(c) She was a thief.
(d) She was promiscuous.

4. From what country did the three young girls called out by the preacher at church originally hail?
(a) Canada.
(b) Peru.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Venezuela.

5. What element did Harjo ultimately decide to let lead her along her path through life?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Hope.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Harjo's stepfather began to come into her room each morning, what action did he always take as she lay in bed?

2. How old was Harjo when she met the Cherokee young man who would become her first lover?

3. During what era were the people of Harjo's father removed forcibly from their land in the South?

4. Which person did Harjo consider the only one who had ever stood up for her against her stepfather?

5. What type of creatures did Harjo find in the grass on the evening her mother told her to get inside and put a shirt on?

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